-The Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes Uropygialis) is a medium-sized bird with a beige body, black and white wings and tail, and a red cap on males
-Grayish brown in color with black outer wings that have a crescent-shaped white patch at the base of the primary feathers
-8 to 10 inches long and weigh about 3.5 ounces
-Can live up to 7 years
-Grayish brown in color with black outer wings that have a crescent-shaped white patch at the base of the primary feathers
-8 to 10 inches long and weigh about 3.5 ounces
-Can live up to 7 years
-Common in southern Arizona
-They really seem to like pecking on metal that resonates ... like chimney caps
-They really seem to like pecking on metal that resonates ... like chimney caps
